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词汇 ago
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ago

adverb
 
/əˈɡəʊ/
/əˈɡəʊ/
  1. used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened(与动词的一般过去时连用)以前
    • two weeks/months/years ago两周/两月/两年以前
    • The letter came a few days ago.这封信是几天前寄来的。
    • She was here just a minute ago.刚才她还在这儿。
    • a short/long time ago不久/很久以前
    • How long ago did you buy it?这东西你是多久以前买的?
    • It was on TV not (so) long ago.电视不(很)久以前播出了这个节目。
    • Scientists think there was water on Mars a long time ago.科学家认为很久以前火星上有水。
    • He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago).好久以前他就不工作了。
    • They're getting married? It's not that long ago (= it's only a short time ago) that they met!他们要结婚啦?他们刚认识不久嘛!
    It is not correct to use ‘since’ in this sentence: It's not long ago since they met . You can only use ‘since’ if you leave out ago: It's not long since they met. Topics Timea1
    词源Middle English ago, agone, past participle of the obsolete verb ago ‘pass’, used to express passage of time.
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